August 5, 20232 yr And for you Astros fans out there - and the haters - her name is Yor”Donna” Alvarez 🤣
August 6, 20232 yr 22 hours ago, AUS-97HORN said: Aug 5 has been my happy day for the last 12 years. Its the day I adopted my first best friend 2YO Sadie from Heart of Texas Lab Rescue and she been the greatest dog ever. I've celebrated Aug 5 with her and eventually her new puppy sister 5 years ago (Chloe was born the first week of Aug, so lets make it Aug 5). I made plans on Wed, went and got some raw stew meat that was on sale at HEB, some extra hamburger. and all ready for today. on Thurs morn, we woke up and she was drooling, totally unable to move or stand. Clearly an emergency. I rushed to get sister Chloe in her crate with some food, and then picked Sadie up and got her 65 pounds into my front seat, and hauled ass to the emergency vet. 3 hours later I am told shes most likely has a brain tumor that the swelling finally impacted her abilities. Vet says lots of steroids will help get the swelling down. but obvious long term prognosis isnt good. Shes partially recovered. can now walk awkwardly (cant walk straight and her balance is off). But she can eat and drink and is more mobile than thurs. So I wasnt going to let the Sadie-versary pass without celebrating. Both girls got chunks of beef. Sadie's fighting the good fight, and if we dont have much better improvement in the next few days I will do the right thing by her. But thats gonna fucking hurt bad. Sadie Thurs afternoon with her shaved leg: Took me a moment or two to figure out exactly what the hell is going on in this picture. 😊
August 7, 20232 yr I hope Sadie can get it turned around. But it sounds like you are a wonderful friend to her no matter what. Good girl, Sadie.
August 7, 20232 yr He's depressed because it was hailing...which is a sky buffet for him. Then it just stopped. WhatsApp Video 2023-08-01 at 3.32.31 PM.mp4
August 7, 20232 yr On 8/5/2023 at 4:09 PM, Deej said: Call A&M. When Blue was diagnosed with her liver shunt, vet charged almost $3k for a CT scan. aggy was about $600 for the one before they performed surgery. 20 hours ago, Kennythetiger said: Took me a moment or two to figure out exactly what the hell is going on in this picture. 😊 yeah her back legs were sticking straight out due to neurological damage. 15 hours ago, dcbc said: I hope Sadie can get it turned around. But it sounds like you are a wonderful friend to her no matter what. Good girl, Sadie. Thanks for the thoughts everyone. what I didnt say was that she has already had a growth on her face that tested initially negative for cancer, but its gotten bigger over the last 2 months and bleeding occasionally leaving blood on her blanket and bed. . we were at the vet on Monday the 31st to confirm it needed to be remove and had scheduled to remove that today. but with thurs's events thats on hold now, and I dont think an MRI will help solve anything. I have to talk with the vet about her real quality of life before doing anything else. I can say she has improved a bit (but cant walk straight), still has a ferocious appetite, and despite her issues, continues to follow me to every room I go to even when I ask her to stay. Shes always had to be right next to me, and this isnt stopping her.
August 7, 20232 yr On 8/5/2023 at 4:12 PM, Planet Houston said: We lost our 13 year-old Boxer last year. Then we lost my dad on New Years Eve, which suddenly which made it seem not so big a deal. Not surprisingly, we have been in a funk all year. We just got a new puppy this week. She’s a good doggo. Things are looking up. Welcome to the Surly Puppy family little one!
August 9, 20232 yr We’re going to have to part ways with my buddy. I mentioned before that he had bitten my MIL. Over the weekend we had a family gathering and he bit my dad’s hand when he stuck it in his crate, and later bit my big dumb cousin in the face when he grabbed Samson by the face and got right in it. We had a talk as a family and decided we would keep him away from others forever, and then Monday evening when my 14 year old son was trying to calm him on the couch during some big storms he bit him in the face and neck and bloodied him pretty good. No permanent damage thank God. We can’t have a dog we can’t trust, and talking to our trainer she says the best thing is to see if the rescue can re-home him. They said they will help. We are all devastated of course. My daughter can’t stop crying and my wife is 50/50 sad and furious. I’ve been keeping him pretty isolated which I know he doesn’t like. I’m really praying the rescue org can find him a place with some other dogs and no kids, because I really don’t want to think about the alternative.
August 9, 20232 yr Not his fault with someone putting a hand in his crate and grabbing his face. Big fucking no-no's. The kid, on the other hand. Probably didn't help that he'd been harassed a few days earlier. Have you taken him to the vet? He may have something physically going on that is hurting him. Had a dog once that got snappy. Turned out he had a back issue and it really hurt him if it got touched the wrong way. Long shot, but maybe get him a physical. Edited August 9, 20232 yr by Deej
August 9, 20232 yr He’s been to the vet recently but these are the most recent of about six or seven incidents over the three years we’ve had him. He’s been in training but some traits are almost impossible to train away. He will be four years old in a couple of weeks and is just growing into his personality, I think. And yeah, the previous bites were preventable with some common sense, but we just can’t risk him hurting someone badly. Especially a small child, and we have those over pretty frequently (and some of them are shitheads and don’t know how to act around dogs).
August 9, 20232 yr Sorry man. I know it is hard in that situation. Hope it works out. I pet sit for my partner when she is deployed. Her pup is cool with me, but I always warn people to leave him alone. He has bad hips and when he is pain I fear he will get nippy.
August 9, 20232 yr I have to tell dumbasses not to put their face in Lunas face all the time. I highly doubt she would ever do anything but I'm not taking that risk.
August 9, 20232 yr Horns crossed that the rescue comes through. Our pug rescue had one sweet thing that was as anti-social as any I've seen. These folks took her in and she is quite happy just running with other dogs. https://www.livinggracecanineranch.org
August 9, 20232 yr 3 minutes ago, Fuga said: Horns crossed that the rescue comes through. Our pug rescue had one sweet thing that was as anti-social as any I've seen. These folks took her in and she is quite happy just running with other dogs. https://www.livinggracecanineranch.org Man, that place looks great! Donated a bit to them in the honor of Inka.
August 9, 20232 yr 1 hour ago, Fuga said: Horns crossed that the rescue comes through. Our pug rescue had one sweet thing that was as anti-social as any I've seen. These folks took her in and she is quite happy just running with other dogs. https://www.livinggracecanineranch.org That's awesome
August 10, 20232 yr On 8/9/2023 at 10:17 AM, MissingInAction said: I have to tell dumbasses not to put their face in Lunas face all the time. I highly doubt she would ever do anything but I'm not taking that risk. If they die, they die.
August 10, 20232 yr 2 hours ago, Kennythetiger said: If they die, they die. the problem is those fucking Karen's and Ken's that do that and are the actual instigators are the ones who will scream the most to the city government that the dog is dangerous and needs to be put down. which is why I would plan on planting a throw away on them and just shooting the fuckers claiming the dog was protecting me. and fuck them.
August 10, 20232 yr 54 minutes ago, AUS-97HORN said: the problem is those fucking Karen's and Ken's that do that and are the actual instigators are the ones who will scream the most to the city government that the dog is dangerous and needs to be put down. which is why I would plan on planting a throw away on them and just shooting the fuckers claiming the dog was protecting me. and fuck them.
August 10, 20232 yr 1 hour ago, AUS-97HORN said: the problem is those fucking Karen's and Ken's that do that and are the actual instigators are the ones who will scream the most to the city government that the dog is dangerous and needs to be put down. which is why I would plan on planting a throw away on them and just shooting the fuckers claiming the dog was protecting me. and fuck them. You ain't seen nothing until you take a black friend with you on your dog walk.
August 11, 20232 yr 3 hours ago, AUS-97HORN said: the problem is those fucking Karen's and Ken's that do that and are the actual instigators are the ones who will scream the most to the city government that the dog is dangerous and needs to be put down. which is why I would plan on planting a throw away on them and just shooting the fuckers claiming the dog was protecting me. and fuck them. I believe it's Karens and Chads.
August 11, 20232 yr 1 hour ago, rage-a-holic said: Thirsty PXL 20230811 222221409 (1080p_59fps_H264-128kbit_AAC).mp4
August 11, 20232 yr Popular Post How it started How it’s going Happy Birthday Goose! Terrible 2. Pupcakes and JV day on tap. Edited August 11, 20232 yr by ChickenSandwich
August 13, 20232 yr Popular Post We’re worried about one of my 14 yo labs. Here in the last few hours she’s developed extreme balance issues and cant stand without falling down. She’s got this permanent head tilt as well, google suggests best case it’s a vestibular (balance system) issue. She seems in good spirits, calling our vet first thing isn’t the morning. Wife’s not handling it well
August 14, 20232 yr 2 hours ago, OrangEngr said: We’re worried about one of my 14 yo labs. Here in the last few hours she’s developed extreme balance issues and cant stand without falling down. She’s got this permanent head tilt as well, google suggests best case it’s a vestibular (balance system) issue. She seems in good spirits, calling our vet first thing isn’t the morning. Wife’s not handling it well unfortunately, those are the exact symptoms that my 14yo Sadie manifested 10 days ago. head tilt, completely unable to stand up, and shaking. Not sure if you are in Austin, but if you are, I recommend not waiting and get to pet specialists of Austin. They had a neuro vet on duty, who diagnosed her. We got on steroids right away, and while Sadie is NOT 100% her old self, so far, shes recovered enough to be independently mobile and still have a healthy appetite. Edited August 14, 20232 yr by AUS-97HORN
August 14, 20232 yr Got her in first thing this morning, vet suspects what they call old dog vestibular issues. Got her some steroids, so we’ll see if it helps. She slightly more mobile than she was yesterday, so we’ll see. Vet says give it a week and depending on how things go we’ll have the hard conversation. on a side note, my other 14 yo lab had some sort of tumor in her brain a year or so ago that had her pretty much completely immobilized. Crash steroid diet worked wonders and she hasn’t had an issue since so I have high hopes
August 15, 20232 yr Crossposting from the Blastfurnance thread: My dog purposely seeks out the sun in the yard and ignores the shade. I don't know if he was a Bedouin in a former life or if he's just a masochist.
August 15, 20232 yr A little photo dump. The dudes loving pool life. Also our Bernedoodle thinks he can sit shotgun in my truck now but he is too big and the seat belt alarm keeps going off.
August 15, 20232 yr my 8 year old 75 lb lab/shepherd mix tore her ccl on sunday night. y'all had any success with a large dog healing from this without surgery? vet says to wait 3-4 weeks and see what happens...
August 15, 20232 yr daughter's 60+ lb mutt did same - left rear. while in pain it did subside and mutt was fine over time (4-6 weeks). best of luck!
August 15, 20232 yr 7am Puebla dog park. Arrive any later and the parking lot looks like Red Buds PXL 20230813 130034783 (1080p_60fps_H264-128kbit_AAC).mp4
August 15, 20232 yr 4 hours ago, stc said: my 8 year old 75 lb lab/shepherd mix tore her ccl on sunday night. y'all had any success with a large dog healing from this without surgery? vet says to wait 3-4 weeks and see what happens... The Goldendoodle above has/had a torn ACL. We just watch his running and really aggressive play. He has seemed to mostly recover. Swimming has been great. We walk him daily 30-45 minutes Every 3-4 months after strenuous exercise he will hold his leg up and wimper a little bit overall his mobility and happiness are through the roof.
August 16, 20232 yr 4 hours ago, rage-a-holic said: Arrive any later and the parking lot looks like Red Buds But by the end of summer, the parking lot thins out after the algae killed all their dogs.
August 16, 20232 yr 3 hours ago, Deej said: But by the end of summer, the parking lot thins out after the algae killed all their dogs. Yet another reason I need to get out of this place. Oh it’s 105 every day? No problem, I’ll just taken the dogs swimming. Oh, nevermind that either!
August 18, 20232 yr 3 hours ago, MissingInAction said: This happened to me! GSD pup (well a big pup) went running after a tree rat. I was looking over my shoulder. Stepped on the curb and next thing I know I am heading to the emergency room with torn ligaments. Fuck those tree rats.
August 18, 20232 yr Pig ear Friday has arrived. this fucking thing is huge, and i dont have tiny trump hands.
August 19, 20232 yr This is Sebastian playing with his new friend Jack at the dog park. Jack is a German Shepherd and Great Pyrenees mix and is a huge dog. Sebastian weighs 73 and Jack makes him look small. Jack’s mom said she hopes I keep bringing Sebastian because Jack hasn’t played with any other dog there. Jack’s mom is a cute elementary school teacher.
August 19, 20232 yr This is Sebastian playing with his new friend Jack at the dog park. Jack is a German Shepherd and Great Pyrenees mix and is a huge dog. Sebastian weighs 73 and Jack makes him look small. Jack’s mom said she hopes I keep bringing Sebastian because Jack hasn’t played with any other dog there. Jack’s mom is a cute elementary school teacher.Add long as she's not a stripper, you know what to do.
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